My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

Finally, he touched Gu Li's face and confirmed that she was not frightened, then said to Madam Zhang: "If you can walk, let my family help you to the guest room. The doctor will be here soon."

"Thank you... Marquis Dingkang."

After Chang An finished speaking, he took Gu Li away. Back in the main courtyard, Gu Li asked in confusion, "Why did Chang Lang agree? It's obvious that the man from the Dali Temple is trying to embarrass or deceive Zhang Jiazhen's wife. Does Chang Lang really want to help her?"

"It's a very simple reason," Chang An said, "If I were thrown into prison like Zhang Jiazhen, no matter what the reason was, what would Gu Niang do?"

"Of course..." Gu Li began to speak without thinking, then he suddenly realized and stopped talking.

"Mrs. Gu, you already know the answer, right?" Chang An smiled and touched Gu Li's face, then said, "Mrs. Zhang loves her husband just like Mrs. Gu."

"I'm just helping someone who loves her husband. Zhang Jiazhen's affairs are Zhang Jiazhen's affairs, and have nothing to do with his family and wife. The sins should not be committed against his parents, and the disaster should not be brought against his wife and children. Zhang Jiazhen's affairs have nothing to do with Madam Zhang."

......

In the prison of Dali Temple, Zhang Jiazhen, with a dejected face, was sitting in his "private room". Since his "room" was close to the door, he could hear some of the sounds coming from the door:

"Marquis Dingkang, Madam Dingkang, are you really here?"

"Yes, I heard that the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple said that he could let me come. I wonder if it is true?" Chang An asked with a smile.

"Of course, the Lord Temple Minister has instructed that you can come in."

"It's just a little messy inside, I hope you and your wife won't mind. If you're done looking around, let me know so I can take you out."

"I'll go in alone first, and Madam Gu will wait for me here."

"it is good."

The topic ended, and then Zhang Jiazhen heard footsteps and the sound of a chair falling to the ground, and finally the voice of the jailer: "Zhang Jiazhen, someone is here to see you."

Zhang Jiazhen raised his eyes slightly and found that it was Chang An. He snorted coldly and said, "Why, Marquis Dingkang, do you want to laugh at me?"

But Chang An didn't say anything, just sat on the chair and looked at Zhang Jiazhen. The person being looked at was a little dissatisfied, but still said in a gloomy tone:

“Now you see it.”

Chang An remained silent, and instead changed to a superior sitting posture, supporting his face with one hand, and looking at Zhang Jiazhen indifferently. And Zhang Jiazhen also suppressed his displeasure and looked at him.

After a long while, Chang An shook his head and said the first sentence: "Zhang Jiazhen is down and out but has great ambitions. Maybe I am short-sighted and cannot see what your ambitions are."

"He is down and out, but I really don't see his ambitions."

Zhang Jiazhen narrowed his eyes and said, "I don't know what you are talking about."

"Do you know why you are in this prison? Appearing in the Dali Temple prison, are you really unaware of what you did wrong?" Chang An looked down at him with some pity.

"Hmph! Wasn't it just my momentary impulse and greed that caused me to act so violently?" Zhang Jiazhen snorted coldly.

Chang An smiled slightly and said, "You are too self-righteous. Do you really think that others don't know where you got your official position? You have a handsome appearance and some talents, but you dare to look directly at the late emperor and empress? And it is only because of this bold action that you were able to embark on your official career."

"He is good at pretending, self-righteous, and dares to look down on the people around him without any talent. He only got a job because of his courage after seeing the beauty of the empress."

"Your Majesty just said something casually, and you took it for granted. I don't believe you don't know that your Majesty made a mistake in the initial edict. Your name was not on the first version of the edict. If no one had reminded you, your position as prime minister would have been someone else."

Zhang Jiazhen suddenly became angry and stood up and rushed to the railing. However, Chang An seemed to have expected this and did not react at all, except for his eyes moving slightly upwards.

"Whether what I said is true or not, you might as well find some people to ask." Chang An said indifferently.

"You're talking nonsense! His Majesty is wise in his decisions, how could he make such a small mistake!" Zhang Jiazhen looked at Chang An with red eyes.

Chang An smiled, a little sadly, and said, "I don't need to argue with you about the truth of this matter. I just find it ridiculous to see you, such a stubborn and self-righteous person."

"Your self-righteousness in Pingxiang County can scare others and make them think you are a great talent. But I don't think so. Instead, I think you are a coward who uses arrogance to cover up his own uselessness."

"You talk as if you have no talent. You just say a few words in front of His Majesty and they say you have made great contributions for generations. Don't you feel ashamed?" Zhang Jiazhen was so angry that he cursed directly.

"What about the governance of evil money and the reform of the imperial examination system? These are just empty talk by a scholar like you! You just got a little luckier. What do you have to be proud of?"

Chang An still looked calm, and said, "Then I wonder if the famous, talented, and romantic Prime Minister Zhang Jiazhen has heard of the Hongmen Banquet in Shoujiang City? Does he know the route of the expedition against the Turks? And does he know that the corrupt official Liu Lu was arrested?"

"Of course I know, but what does this have to do with you?" Zhang Jiazhen was angry but still a little confused.

"It's me." Chang An smiled slightly.

"You're talking nonsense! You're just a stinky scholar who can only talk about wars on paper! What ideas do you have about these wars and corrupt officials?" Zhang Jiazhen snorted again, disagreeing.

Chang An said with a smile: "No wonder you don't know, because His Majesty didn't announce it to the world. Do you have to leave your name in history to prove that you did it? It's really ridiculous."

"I feel more and more sorry for your ladyship. You still don't know the real reason why you were imprisoned in the Dali Temple. Instead, you are still self-righteous here. You have no one to rely on, but you are still stubborn and self-willed."

"The lady wanted me to kill her, even if it meant taking her own life, and she still wanted to find me and beg me, just to get me to do a favor for the Supreme Court Minister, and then come in here to see you."

Zhang Jiazhen's pupils suddenly shrank, and he shouted angrily: "Impossible! Absolutely impossible! My whole family is under surveillance by the Dali Temple, and my wife is very proud of herself, she would never do this!"

"Chang Yonghe! What did you do to my wife? Where is she? If she loses even a hair, I will kill you at the risk of my life!"

At this time, a woman's voice came: "Husband, I'm here."

Zhang Jiazhen paused for a moment, then looked in the direction of the voice. His wife came out slowly. He heard his wife say:

"You become worried when you hear that your wife is injured. Why don't you think about how Marquis Dingkang felt when you did that thing?"

"Madam, you are not hurt, are you? Did that little bastard do anything to you?" Zhang Jiazhen didn't listen to Madam Zhang at all and asked directly.

"Yes, he found a doctor for me." Madam Zhang slightly opened her clothes to reveal the gauze inside. "I hurt myself. I want to apologize to Madam Hou. But Marquis Dingkang still found a doctor for me, and you blame him."

"I......"

"I heard everything you said just now." Madam Zhang said, "I think Marquis Dingkang is right, my husband, you are too self-righteous. The position of prime minister of the Tang Dynasty does not have to be you."

Chang An stood up and said, "Mrs. Zhang, you are still injured. Please sit on a chair and talk slowly. My wife is still waiting for me at the door. I will leave first."

"Thank you very much for today, Marquis Dingkang. Take care, Marquis Dingkang."

Mrs. Zhang bowed respectfully towards Chang'an, and only stood up slowly after hearing the jailer's greeting to Chang'an again.

Gu Li was standing at the door at this time, looking at Chang Qi and Chang Qi who were protecting her on the eaves not far away. Suddenly, she felt her hand being held up. She turned around, saw Chang An, and called out sweetly, "Chang Lang!"

"I just heard Zhang Jiazhen's voice at the door. She was yelling and really annoying..."

Chang An smiled and patted Gu Li's head, saying, "It's okay. Our Gu Niang will never hear his voice again. She just hates him today."

"Too."

At this time, Chang An heard the jailer behind him say, "Marquis Dingkang and his wife are really in love."

Chang An turned around at this time, looked at the jailer, and asked, "Are you telling the truth?"

The jailer nodded and said with a smile: "Of course I am sincere. I also hope that my wife can be as close to me as ever."

Chang An smiled, took out a silver ingot from his pocket, threw it to the jailer who was speaking, and then said: "Alright, alright, treat your wife well, don't call her a woman all the time, it's disrespectful to her."

"Yes! Thank you, Marquis Dingkang, for the money for the wine!" said the jailer naively.

Chang An was so angry that he kicked him directly and said, "Who told you that this money is for you to drink?"

"Ah, then this..." The jailer was a little confused. He looked at Chang An and then at Gu Li beside him.

"This is for you and your wife. This money is enough for you to live a rich life for a few days. Why take it back to drink? Isn't it better to live a good life with your wife?" Chang An said.

The jailer was stunned for a moment, then nodded quickly:

"Yes, Marquis Dingkang, I understand."